Dimitry (Magan) of Philadelphia

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His Eminence, the Most Reverend Dimitry (Magan) of Boston was a hierarch of the Russian Metropolia in North America who served as both archbishop of Boston and of Philadelphia. His secular name was Eugene Magan.

Abp. Dimitry was Archbishop of Boston from 1937 to 1959. Later he was Archbishop of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania.

Abp. Dimitry reposed about 1970 and is buried at St. Vladimir's Cemetery at the Church of St. Mary in Jackson, New Jersey.

Sources

Orthodox America 1794-1976 Development of the Orthodox Church in America, C. J. Tarasar, Gen. Ed. 1975, The Orthodox Church in America, Syosett, New York.